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  <h1>Exporting resources to the file system</h1>
  <p>You can use the Export wizard to <a class="command-link" href=
  'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.file.export(exportWizardId=org.eclipse.ui.wizards.export.FileSystem)")'><img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg"
  alt="command link"> export resources from the Workbench to the file system</a>.</p>
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    <li>In one of the navigation views, select the resources that you want to export.</li>
    <li>From the main menu bar, select <a class="command-link" href=
    'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.file.export")'><img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg"
    alt="command link"> <b>File &gt; Export...</b></a>. The Export wizard opens.</li>
    <li>Select <b>General &gt; File System</b> and click <b>Next</b>.</li>
    <li>By default, the resources that you selected will be exported, along with all their children. Optionally, use
    the checkboxes in the left and right panes to select the set of resources to export, and use push buttons such as
    <b>Filter Types</b> to filter the types of files that you want to export.</li>
    <li>Click the <b>Browse</b> button on the next page of the wizard, to select the directory you would like to export
    the resources to.</li>
    <li>Specify the directory in the file system that will be the export destination.</li>
    <li>Click <b>Finish</b>.</li>
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  <p><em>Tip:</em> You can also export folders and files by dragging them from one of the navigation views to the file
  system and dropping them in the file system, or by copy and paste.</p>
  <h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3><a href="../concepts/concepts-12.htm">Resources</a>
  <h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3><a href="tasks-53.xhtml">Importing</a><br>
  <a href="tasks-59ag.htm">Exporting resources to a ZIP File</a>
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